Larry David
Writing • Born 1947-07-02
Biography
Larry David (born July 2, 1947) is an American producer, writer, and actor. David attended the University of Maryland and started doing stand-up comedy in New York night clubs in 1974. In 1979, he was hired to write and perform for the comedy variety show Fridays, which was modelled after Saturday Night Live. He stayed with the show until 1982 when he was hired as a writer for Saturday Night Live, where he worked for a year. In 1989, David received a call from fellow New York comedian Jerry Seinfeld who was working with NBC to develop a comedy pilot. Together, they developed the legendary "show about nothing" starring Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards and Jason Alexander. Though not initially successful, Seinfeld would become one of the most successful and influential shows in television history. With a talented cast and daring story lines, the show won legions of loyal fans. According to David, the character of George Costanza was modelled after himself, a cheap, neurotic and ultimately selfish bald man. David wrote and produced Seinfeld until 1996, when he left the show to pursue feature screenwriting. He returned for the season finale in 1998 and made frequent guest appearances throughout the show's run. David also acted in bit roles in Woody Allen's Radio Days (1987) and New York Stories (1989). In 1998, David wrote and directed the feature film Sour Grapes, an irreverent look at the pitfalls of wealth and greed. The following year, David proved his Midas touch once again when he created the hugely successful semi-scripted series Curb Your Enthusiasm for HBO. Originally airing as a special, the show featured David playing himself as a nervous stand-up comic returning to do a television special after a long absence from the stage. The popularity of the special resulted in a weekly HBO series. Partially improvised, the show proved to be another groundbreaking television experiment winning a Golden Globe in 2003 for Best Comedy Series. David married Laurie Lennard in 1993. The couple has two daughters.
Filmography
101 credits
Radio Days
Movie • 1987
Communist Neighbor
Fuel
Movie • 2008
Self - Actor / Comedian / Environmental Activist
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
Movie • 2021
Self
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Movie • 2011
Self
Second Thoughts
Movie • 1983
Whatever Works
Movie • 2009
Boris Yellnikoff
New York Stories
Movie • 1989
Theater Manager
The Three Stooges
Movie • 2012
Sister Mary-Mengele
Clear History
Movie • 2013
Nathan Flomm / Rolly DaVore
This Emotional Life
Movie • 2010
Self
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain
Movie • 2007
Self
The Last Laugh
Movie • 2016
Self
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Movie • 2023
Self
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Movie • 1999
Larry David
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
Movie • 2013
Self
Earth to America
Movie • 2005
Self
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
Movie • 2019
Self
Second Thoughts
Movie • 1983
Monroe Clark
Seinfeld: How It Began
Movie • 2004
Self
Sour Grapes
Movie • 1998
Studio Executive / Annoying Doctor / Singing Bum (uncredited)
All the Rage (Saved by Sarno)
Movie • 2016
Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Movie • 2017
Self
Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?
Movie • 2017
Self
Who Is the Real Martin Short?
Movie • 2017
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
Movie • 2013
Self
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
Movie • 2019
Larry David (archive footage)
Long Shot
Movie • 2017
Self
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
Movie • 1983
Mort's Friend At Cafe
60 Spins Around the Sun
Movie • 2003
Self
Miracle on 42nd Street
Movie • 2017
Self
The Seinfeld Story
Movie • 2004
Self
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Movie • 2004
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Movie • 2005
Self
Seinfans Take Kramer's Reality Tour
Movie • 2004
Self
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
George Steinbrenner
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Entourage
TV • 2004
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Inside Comedy
TV • 2012
Self
Finding Your Roots
TV • 2012
Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Larry David
60 Minutes
TV • 1968
Self
Love & War
TV • 1992
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
TV • 2005
Fridays
TV • 1980
Self
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Steinbrenner
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Subway Announcer (voice)
MTVU Stand In
TV • 2005
The Marriage Ref
TV • 2010
Self - Panelist
The Sopranos
TV • 1999
Larry David (uncredited) (archive footage)
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV • 2012
Self
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Newman (voice)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Heckler (voice)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
The Car Thief (voice)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Man at Table (voice) (uncredited)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Boxing Referee on TV (voice)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Man in Hallway
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Offstage Voice (voice)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Kosher Meal Passenger (voice)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Office Worker
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Character in Checkmate (voice)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
John F. Kennedy Jr. / Man on Raft #1
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Sports Commentator / Limo Dispatcher (voice)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Saddam Hussein (voice)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Man on Beach (voice)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Soap Opera Director (voice)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Airport Announcer (voice)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Country Club MC (voice)
Ricky Gervais Meets...
TV • 2006
Larry David
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Maya & Marty
TV • 2016
Toast of Tinseltown
TV • 2022
Sola Mirronek
The Larry David Story
TV
Self
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
George Steinbrenner (voice)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Man on the Street (voice)
The History of Comedy
TV • 2017
Self
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Man with Cape
The History of Comedy
TV • 2017
Self - Creator, Seinfeld
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Man At Softball Game (voice)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Newsstand Owner (voice)
The Nineties
TV • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Police Officer (voice)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
George Steinbrenner / Prisoner (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Hannah Montana
TV • 2006
Larry David
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
The Paul Reiser Show
TV • 2011
Larry David
Expecting Amy
TV • 2020
Self
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Untitled Larry David Sketch Comedy Limited Series
TV
Larry David
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
TV • 2025
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Audience Member (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Patron (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Party Guest (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self / Bidder (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Judge / Bar Mitzvah Guest (uncredited)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self - Guest